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Many people are bullied daily. This graph shows how bullying and suicide are related. More people who commit suicide or want to commit suicide or victims of cyberbullying than non-victims. Since Juliet in this book was bullied, it made her self-esteem lower and she felt the need to commit suicide. Teenagers are primary victims of bullying, and it makes these people feel bad about themselves which could possibly lead to them feeling the need to end their own life.

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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver could be compared to Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. That is, if the main character was Juliet instead of Sam in Before I Fall. Juliet can be compared to the story line of Thirteen Reasons Why because she killed herself for what I am sure is more than one reason. One reason she killed herself that we are introduced to in the book is because Lindsay used to be her best friend, and now Lindsay bullies her for some rumor that she herself started. Juliet is bullied by many people in this book, and she doesn't have many friends, which could have easily led to her suicide plan. The main character in Thirteen Reasons Why is a victim of bullying, which is a reason that she kills herself, too.

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1. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 
2. http://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/before_i_fall.php
3. http://www.wusa9.com/video/1521414048001/1/Teen-Records-Fatal-Drunk-Driving-Crash-As-It-Happens
4. http://www.cyberbullying.us/2007_charts/Cyberbullying_and_suicide_2007.JPG

Day 7: The Last Chance

     As Sam wakes up she figures out what the key to her getting out of the dream-state she is currently stuck in is. She gets ready for the day excited for what is to come. Knowing this could be the last time she will ever see them, Sam says, "I love you," to everyone in her family. She also gives the necklace she never takes off to Izzy, as a gift.
     At lunch she talks to Kent on her way to find Juliet, and she says thank you for the rose he gave her for the first time in the seven days. She breaks up with Rob. So far, so great.
   

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     She goes to the party like she did the previous night. Just before Juliet could come in and yell at her and her friends, Sam brings her into the bathroom and tells her to calm down and stop what she's doing. Juliet tells Sam that the reason she hates Lindsay is because Lindsay bullied her and teased her and called her names for no reason. Really, Lindsay was covering up for something she did by spreading rumors about Juliet. After talking to her for a while, Juliet runs out of the bathroom and heads straight for the woods. 

     Sam catches Kent on her way out. To show him that she cares about him, she kisses him and tells him that she's glad he knew the real her. He tries to grab her before she runs away, but she's already set on getting to Juliet before she makes the same mistake for the seventh time in a row. 

     When she gets near her, Juliet takes one look at Sam and dashes for the street. Sam runs in after her, pushes Juliet out of the way, and gets thrown in the air by a massive truck. In order to get out of her between-death state, she found that she had to put others before herself. Sam had to throw her own life away to preserve Juliet's life.

Day 6: It Just Can't be Fixed

     As Sam leaves her house on February 12 for the sixth time in a row, she tells her family that she loves them. She realizes that Lindsay isn't mad at her because "yesterday" never happened, and she acts as though everything is normal on the way to school. Before her first period she stops into the Rose room where they store all the roses for Cupid's Day. She orders many roses for Juliet and addresses them "From Your Secret Admirer." She is extra nice to Kent, considering the night before he took care of her after he found her out in the cold. Even though he can't remember anything that had happened, she feels it is the best thing she can do.
     She goes to the party with her friends like she did on the first night. She ditches her boyfriend, breaking up with him, and tries to find Juliet with no success. She talks to Kent, and eventually she kisses him. She tells Kent that she has to get to Juliet. Sam can't find her anywhere in the house, so she runs out to the woods where she saw her the previous night. When she finds her she tries to stop her, but she fails. Juliet jumps out in front of a car that isn't Lindsay's, and when Sam falls asleep, the day starts over again.

Day 5: The Reason the Car Crashed

     Sam wakes up on the same day again for the fifth time. She decides to not go to school. Izzy convinced her mom to let her stay home, too, and they spend the whole day together. Sam takes her to a place in the woods where she used to escape to. It was called Goose Point. They come back home when Sam sees a storm brewing, and they decide that Disney movies would be a perfect way to spend the rest of the day.
     Their parents get home and decide to take them out for sushi like they used to. At the sushi place, Sam recognizes one of the girls who was dressed as an angel and delivered some of her roses to her in the previous days. She realizes that the girl is Marian Sykes, Juliet's little sister. They talk for a bit before Sam has to leave with her family. She leaves thinking about, actually worrying about, Marian, hoping that if Juliet shot herself, she wouldn't be the one to find her.
     Sam arrives home and ventures out to find the Sykes' house. She knocks on the door and is answered by Juliet's mother when she gets there. She talks to her about Juliet, and Sam realizes that she isn't home; she must be at the party by now. She gets into her car then heads for the party to save Juliet.
   

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     She spots Juliet in the woods, inches away from the road. It was raining, freezing, and cars were zooming by. Sam tries to convince her to not dive into the road, but Juliet doesn't care about what she says. She grabs Juliet's wrist and tells her to get off the road. Just before she dives into the road, Juliet turns to Sam saying, "Maybe next time, but probably not." The car that would've run into her swerves and goes down into the woods. The people Sam sees in the car are Lindsay, Ally, and Elody. Lindsay and Ally come out safely, but Elody was killed in the accident. She was sitting in the front seat, where Sam had been sitting the first and second night, and where most of the impact occurred. The words that Lindsay yelled out on the first night was not sit or shit or sight, but Sykes. Sam now knows that it was Juliet whom they had run into on the first day.